Mic on Monday: Love is so 20th Century.

When it comes to love, would you rather have romance or stability? Live happily ever after or simply live knowing that the bills are paid?

 

It’s amazing how such a question can come about. I was watching “Moulin Rouge” as part of my Sunday afternoon chillax session and the scene where Nicole Kidman’s character, The Courtesan,  must sleep with the financier in order to save her lover’s  (Ewan McGregor) stage show. The financier claims that it is absurd that The Courtesan would settle for Ewan McGregor’s character, the poor bohemian writer, especially when the financier can offer her a life of financial security.

 

One cannot deny that our most recent economic climate is affecting our relationships. In 1999, it was a tad bit comical when Destiny’s Child asked “can you pay my bills, bills, bills?” But, nowadays this question may not be out of the realm of reason when it comes to post-9/11 relationships.

 

Money can’t buy you love, but it can keep the lights on.

 

Stay AUTHENTIC.

 

mic